On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 1:18 AM, Christopher Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A lot! 41 entries, and lot's of eggs -- are eggs an issue? I'm also > wondering how the order is determined -- if it looked in site-packages > first, it would find numpy a whole lot faster.
I don't think the number itself is an issue. Putting eggs first is the way it has to be I think, that's just how eggs are supposed to work. > I also tried: > > python -v -v -c "import numpy" &>junk2.txt > > which results in: > > # installing zipimport hook > import zipimport # builtin > # installed zipimport hook > # trying > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site.so > # trying > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/sitemodule.so > # trying > /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site.py > > ... > ... > > And a LOT more: > > $ grep "# trying" junk2.txt | wc -l > 7446 > > For comaprison: > $ python -v -v -c "import sys" &>junk3.txt > $ grep "# trying" junk3.txt | wc -l > 618 > > which still seems like a lot. > > So I think I've found the problem, it's looking in 7446 places ! but why? Part of it is how python looks for modules. Again, I don't think the number itself is the issue: non existing files should not impact much because python import is basically doing a stat, and a stat on a non existing file, in the hot situation, takes nothing. IOW, I don't think the problem is the numbers themselves. It has to be something else. A simple profiling like python -m cProfile -o foo.stats foo.py and then: python -c "import pstats; p = pstats.Stats("foo.stats"); p.sort_stats('cumulative').print_stats(50)" May give useful information. This and using shark as Robert suggested should point to some direction, cheers, David _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion